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Bizav Best Practice

  • Trip Planning Tips: Diplomatic Flights – Part 1: Tips & Considerations
    30
    Dec

    Trip Planning Tips: Diplomatic Flights – Part 1: Tips & Considerations

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Universal
    5288
    Permit, flight planning, and handling considerations for diplomatic flights differ from conventional private non-revenue and charter (non-scheduled commercial) operations. The ...
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  • BizAv Ops to Northern Africa: Part 2 - Operator Tips
    29
    Dec

    BizAv Ops to Northern Africa: Part 2 – Operator Tips

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Marcella Klauser
    3029
    Northern Africa is a part of the world where trip pre-planning is critical and should be done with extra attention. ...
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  • BizAv Ops to Northern Africa: Part 1 – Regional Considerations
    22
    Dec

    BizAv Ops to Northern Africa: Part 1 – Regional Considerations

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Marcella Klauser
    3225
    Northern Africa has received a lot of news recently, and this region remains in a state of change from political, ...
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  • Business Aircraft Ops to India – Visa Requirements, Local Area, Hotels and Culture
    17
    Dec

    Business Aircraft Ops to India – Visa Requirements, Local Area, Hotels and Culture

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Universal
    3684
    For flight crew operating to India there’s much to look forward to and enjoy. India is the second most populous ...
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  • Update for Operations to Guatemala: Landing & Overflight Permits
    16
    Dec

    Update for Operations to Guatemala: Landing & Overflight Permits

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Sherrell Hare
    3679
    Guatemala recently revised its permit application process, and business aircraft operators must be mindful of these new and specific changes ...
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  • 15
    Dec

    Estimating Costs of Your Bizav Trip – Part 2: Additional Considerations

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Fred Quinonez
    2920
    In part one of these article series, we covered the basic components of a trip cost estimate. Trip cost estimates ...
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  • 10
    Dec

    Business Aircraft Ops to India: Additional Flight Planning Considerations & Weather

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Universal
    3405
    When planning a business aircraft mission to India, it’s important to be aware of all relevant flight planning requirements for ...
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  • Bangkok – Which Airport to Pick: Part 2 – CIQ and Security
    9
    Dec

    Bangkok – Which Airport to Pick: Part 2 – CIQ and Security

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Angela Davis
    7429
    Pre-planning is a key consideration when traveling to Thailand and the Bangkok region, and at least two weeks forward planning ...
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  • Estimating Costs of your BizAv Trip – Part 1: Cost Considerations
    8
    Dec

    Estimating Costs of your BizAv Trip – Part 1: Cost Considerations

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Fred Quinonez
    2837
    Early in the trip planning phase many business aircraft operators like to pre-calculate estimated trip costs. Accuracy of such pre-trip ...
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  • 3
    Dec

    Business Aircraft Ops to India: Flight Planning

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Universal
    14624
    Flight planning requirements for India depend on where you’re flying to and whether your destination is a civilian or military ...
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  • Bangkok – Which Airport to Pick: Part 1- Landing Options
    2
    Dec

    Bangkok – Which Airport to Pick: Part 1- Landing Options

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Angela Davis
    3978
    Two airports of entry (AOEs) are available to general aviation (GA) in the Bangkok area. Each has particular pros and ...
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  • 26
    Nov

    Business Aircraft Ops to India: Military Airports, Special Requirements & Airport Slots

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Universal
    5614
    When operating to military airports in India – and there are several popular joint use civilian/military airfields open to ...
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  • Aircraft Parking Complexities – Challenging Locations
    25
    Nov

    Aircraft Parking Complexities – Challenging Locations

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Shawn Leavell
    5189
    Certain airports around the world are known for their aircraft parking issues – either in terms of year round general ...
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  • Hazmat Flights: How-to for Business Aviation Operations
    23
    Nov

    Hazmat Flights: How-to for Business Aviation Operations

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Greg Linton
    3683
    “Hazmat” is anything capable of posing significant risk to health/safety when transported. Hazmat materials may be biological, chemical, or physical. ...
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  • 19
    Nov

    Business Aircraft Ops to India: Permit Considerations

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Universal
    4120
    While permit lead times for India have reduced over recent years there are certain regulatory nuances to consider during the ...
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  • Aircraft Parking Complexities – Challenging Locations
    18
    Nov

    Aircraft Parking Complexities – Top Considerations

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Shawn Leavell
    3920
    There are often assorted challenges and considerations that come into play when planning for aircraft parking at different airports around ...
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  • Colombia APIS: New Requirements for Business Aircraft Ops
    12
    Nov

    Colombia APIS: New Requirements for Business Aircraft Ops

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Juan Muniz
    4622
    As of August 2015 a new regulatory requirement mandates Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS) reporting for all business aircraft operations ...
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  • 5 Tips for Planning Air Ambulance Flights
    9
    Nov

    5 Tips for Planning Air Ambulance Flights

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Brunel Cesar
    3696
    Most air ambulance flights are short-notice charter (non-scheduled commercial) operations. Due to the nature of these flights, civil aviation authorities ...
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  • Business Aircraft Ops to India: CIQ Requirements
    5
    Nov

    Business Aircraft Ops to India: CIQ Requirements

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Universal
    4589
    While customs, immigration, and quarantine (CIQ) is traditionally cleared in-terminal at airports in India there are steps your local ground ...
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  • 12 Ways Your BizAv Trip Can Go Wrong – Part 2
    2
    Nov

    12 Ways Your BizAv Trip Can Go Wrong – Part 2

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Greg Linton
    2537
    Last week, we discussed six out of 12 critical areas where a bizav trip can go wrong . Many of ...
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  • Business Aircraft Ops to India: Fueling and Security
    29
    Oct

    Business Aircraft Ops to India: Fueling and Security

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Universal
    2915
    When you operate to India, fuel uplifts are usually reliable, on time, and competitive at most larger airports. At smaller ...
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  • Business Aircraft Ops to India: Additional Services & Operating Costs
    22
    Oct

    Business Aircraft Ops to India: Additional Services & Operating Costs

    Bizav Best Practice
    By Universal
    2996
    When you operate to India, your ground handler will orchestrate all additional service requirements and credit arrangements with advance notification. ...
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